Our Mission
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Ames Figure Skating Club is dedicated to providing a safe, fun and supportive environment for skaters of all ages and abilities to achieve their skating goals.
We provide skaters of all ages and abilities many opportunities to learn-to-skate or to take their skating to higher levels of skill and enjoyment. WE HAVE A PLACE FOR YOU! Club members enjoy the following benefits and opportunities:
COVID-19 Ice Arena Policies
Ames Park and Recreation requires all skaters to follow the following rules/procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Where We SkateISU Ice Arena
1507 Gateway Hills Park Dr, Ames, IA 50014 Mailing Address AFSC, P.O. Box 1494, Ames, Iowa 50014 
Looking for more information about Learn to Skate Group Lessons? Check out our Learn to Skate page for more information on dates and registration.
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Membership |
Join | Renew 2020-2021 |
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The Ames Figure Skating Club purchases ice times specificly to support the Figure Skating sport. This Club Ice time is available to all Ames Club Members and Associate Club Members throughout the skating year. Club Members have three options when considering the purchase of Club Ice Contracts:
Club Ice provides skaters with addition time to focus on their figure skating skills and work one-on-one with their coach. In addition to practice time, ice contracts and walk-ons can include weekly classes; see the Club Ice Schedule below for specific times. Each time a Skater takes they ice they are asked to sign in to the Club computer with their unique PIN before taking the ice. The Club computer is located on the ice during Club Ice time; see an Ice Monitor if you have any questions. It is important that skaters wear the designated lesson and music vests while on Club ice. Lesson vests are used while skaters are in a lesson with a coach and music vests should be worn when skaters are playing their program music. Ice Monitors will be on hand during each Club Ice session should you have any questions. |
Be sure to get your membership today!
CLUB STORE | Coming Soon!
Get all of your club gear in our online appareal store.
Password: AmesSkate |
Contract Ice
The Spring Ice contracts are now available. Club members can contract ice for a cheaper rate with many options are available. Non-club members can also skate on our Club Ice time for the walk-on rate.
Club members = please submit your Spring contracts to the AFSC President <afscpresident@yahoo.com> or place them in the President's mailbox.
Club members = please submit your Spring contracts to the AFSC President <afscpresident@yahoo.com> or place them in the President's mailbox.
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Per Session Contract
The per session Spring Contract allows skaters to select specific times they would like to skate. Payments are due monthly.
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Ice Schedule | August-April
Automatic Withdrawal Form
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Fall/Spring Club Ice Classes | Pending for 2020 given COVID-19
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Power Class
For skaters in Pre Free Skate and up who would like to improve their edge use, power, and stamina. Class offered on Saturday Mornings. |
Jumps
For skaters in Pre Free Skate and up with a focus on teaching skaters the basics of jumps, jump rotation and jump combinations. Class will be divided by skill level. Class offered on Thursday Mornings. |
Fall/Spring Bridge Class
The Bridge Program is designed to teach skating skills at a faster pace in a group lesson environment and to introduce the benefits of club membership. The AFSC offers the Bridge Program to skaters in Baisc 4 - Freeskate 4 and will focus on edges, spins, body movement and other skating elements. This program offers an affordable way for our new skaters to participate in Club ice.
Bridge Class is offered on Friday afternoons at 3:45pm during Club Ice.
Bridge Class is offered on Friday afternoons at 3:45pm during Club Ice.
Ice Monitor Sign Up
The Ames Figure Skating Club relies on our parent volunteers to keep our Club ice time safe for all. Please consider signing up for an Ice Monitor position through our Signup Genius. AFSC invites you to help keep our skaters safe by signing up to ice monitor for the fall 2020 semester.
New to the fall 2020 semester - all ice arena user groups have been asked to assist with sanitizing the arena between events in order to cut down on the transition time. The second time slot each day is for a shorter amount of ice monitoring time, but includes additional time to put away the equipment and help sanitize the arena before the next group comes in. The sanitizing can be completed in 15 minutes. If you signed up for ice monitor spot that is labeled "Ice Monitor and Sanitizing," then you'll need to help with disinfecting/sanitizing. The process is listed below:
- If you have an all ice contract we ask that you sign up for 20 ice monitoring spots per semester.
- If you have a fall contract we ask that you sign up for 10 spots.
- If you have questions or have not served as an ice monitor before and need training, please talk with an AFSC board member
New to the fall 2020 semester - all ice arena user groups have been asked to assist with sanitizing the arena between events in order to cut down on the transition time. The second time slot each day is for a shorter amount of ice monitoring time, but includes additional time to put away the equipment and help sanitize the arena before the next group comes in. The sanitizing can be completed in 15 minutes. If you signed up for ice monitor spot that is labeled "Ice Monitor and Sanitizing," then you'll need to help with disinfecting/sanitizing. The process is listed below:
- Pick up the disinfectant and gloves if you want them from the cashier's station.
- At the end of our ice time when everyone has exited the building, spray down the following things in this order:
- The push handles on the front doors for the entrance and exit sides
- The backrest and seats of blue chairs if skaters were using them (probably will need to do this more for LTS than Club ice)
- The ledges underneath the concession stand, by the Igloo room, and by the locker area if we see that skaters/parents were leaning around them (again, probably more for LTS than Club ice, Taylor says)
- The baseboards by the rink and the handles that open the door the rink
- The red benches back by the baseboards
- The ice monitor area when it's used
- The bathrooms:
- Spray the faucets in the sink and the pump part of the soap dispenser mounted on the wall
- Spray the toilet handles and toilet seats in each stall
- Spray the locks on each stall door
Board of Directors
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Jamie Sass - President, AFSCPresident@yahoo.com
Tiffini Davies Vice President, Spring Show Co-Chair, TCDavies114@msn.com Kelly Gillette - Vice President, Test Chair & Membership, Kellyg@iastate.edu Kelly Arnold -Vice President, Test Chair & Competition Chair, KArnold577@gmail.com Chelle Flory - Treasurer, DCPiflory@msn.com Julie Stewart - Secretary, Board Member, jstewart@iastate.edu |
Taylor Arnold - Safe Sport Chair, Coach Liaison, Board Member, TaylorArnold524@hotmail.com
Kristine Forret - Spring Show Co-Chair, Fundraising, KForret@itagroup.com Rano Marupova - Membership, marupova@gmail.com Tami Wilson - Board Member, tamiwilson@rocketmail.com Natalie Murdoch - Board Member, Natalieamurdoch@gmail.com Deanna Maifield - Past President |